The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 27, 1956, Image 1
if-Day Yule Extension 0 011 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 27, 1956 FIVE CENTS VOL. 57. No jured as icy Roads e Driving Perilous 4 1 Ma IBy CHUCK DiROCCO eet, and icy roads caused numerous automobile accidents over the holiday ghout central and western Pennsylvania and caused at least four injuries d one former student. the accidents occurred late Sunday evening when many students were re heir homes. reported being 1 Snow, s weekend thr to students a Most of turning from - Student snore than usu According to 'Bedford authori ties, Earl Seell former MI-Uni versity preside t from the Main Line section of Philadelphia and Rebecca Zahm, opy editor of the Daily Collegian Johnstown, were injured early Thursday morning on the turnpike near the Bedford interchange. Travelling to Johnstown Seeley, travelling, from Phila delphia to Johnstown, crashed in to the rear of a tractor-trailer car rying steel pipes. Both Seely and Miss Zahm were taken to the Lee Hospital, Johnstown, after being treated at the Bedford Dispensary. The Collegian copy editor suf fered a broken right arm and bruises to the hip and face. Seely suffered a broken artery above the eye, possible broken ,ribs, and badly bruised legs, Worries Over Christmas Cards Miss Zahm's only comment at the time of the accident was "how will I ever be able to write my Christmas cards?" Both have been released from the hospital and are well on their way to recovery at the Zahm's home. Two :Injured at Cresson Mt. Two other students were in jured in a three-car auto accident late Sunday night on Cresson Mountain. Janet Leff, freshman in educa tion from Greensburg and Gary Daum, freshman in business ad ministration from Pittsburgh, were treated at Mercy 'Hospital, Altoona, following the accident. Police said the two were pas sengers in a car driven by Gerald Miller, sophomore in engineering from Jeanette. Miller's car skidded and was struck by a car driven by William Fecke, senior -'in agriculture edu-= cation from Pittsburgh. Car Struck Twice The Miller car was then struck again by a car driven by Richard Giesceke, jupior'in electrical en gineering from Enon Valley. In- another four car accident, a car driven by Sid Nodiand, sen (Continued on page eleven) Films of Pitt Deadlock To Be Shown Tonight Films of the 7-7 Pitt deadlock that probably ruined the chances of either team becoming the win ner of the Lambert Trophy, sym bolic of the Eastern Champion ship, will be shown at 7 p.m. to night in Schwab. John Chaffetz, head football manager, will narrate for the gridiron finale. 37 . -... E ll tt I Irg 11 '' : ''''. ''.l(.l‘ 2' Tottrgtan ~,,,,,,..„ FOR A BETTER PENN STATE detained in their flight over the ice as long as five hours —Photo Courtesy Tyrone Herald INJURED VICTIMS wail to be taken to hospital after the car in which they were passengers collided with another auto near the Blair-Centre County line yesterday morning. The other car re portedly was bringing students back to the University. No one was severely injured. Snow Hinted For Tonight Cloudy skies are forecast for to day with little change in the tern p-erature. Tonight is expected to be clear and colder. The high temp erature today, oP according to Um versity w e a ther officials, will be 33. Tonight's low mercury reading could bring on more snow, with t h e temperature falling below the freezing point. Thermometers at the University weather station recorded temperatures reading in the low forties yesterday after noon, and they never got higher. The low yesterday was 26. IFC to Vote on 'lOO% FMK Move The Interfraternity Coun t cil will vote Dec. 10 on a con 'stitutional amendment which would make fraternity mem bership in IFC automatically include membership in the Fra ternity Marketing Association. The amendment was presented to IFC last night shortly after the council approved by a 39-3 vote a motion favoring "a cooperative buying program in general." Two-thirds Vote Needed The constitutional amendment, which must receive a two thirds favorable vote, also provides for a review of the MA constitution and its organizational structure and leaves enforcement of the program completely in the hands of the council. Following a report on FMA by ri-c, Nice President Howard F. Barrett's Play To Be Filmed The rights to the play, "Death' of a Sand Flea," written by James' Lee Barrett, a former student in i theatre arts at the University, have been purchased by Jack Webb's independent film company for a reported $30,000. The play which was presented last month on the Kraft Television Theatre is the story of a young, Marine recruit who finds it dif ficult to adjust to the rigorous life of a Marine Corps rookie. Originally entitled "The Pine Box," the play was written fori the 5 O'Clock Theatre, a division, of the University's Experimental) Theatre which presents one-act plays in the Little Theatre in Old Main during the spring semester. The play is the second film undertaking by the Webb firm. The first was "Pete Kelly's Blues." Thompson, chairman of a council committee to study the organiza tion, IFC approved FMA's present program in an 18-15 straw vote, with 13 abstensions. Text of Amendment The amendment presented last night reads: "In view of the fact fraternity joint-buying programs are a vital and integral part of fraternity systems at other majOr institu tions, and that the Penn State FMA program, sponsored by IFC AFC during the past four years, has proven the value of such a program for fraternities on this campus: "The IFC, which is the parent organization, now declares the FMA to be the official buying agent for all fraternities affiliated with IFC and that fraternity mem bership. in IFC automatically in cludes membership in FMA; the constitution of FMA be reviewed !ir."7lr.ly ~; !, I Student Protests Bring Administrative Action Students received an early Christmas gift from the Uni versity yesterday when, after several weeks of disappointed cries, the Yule recess was lengthened to 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3. The half•day extension, moving the closing date of the vacation period from 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, wa s an nounced yesterday by President Eric A.. Walker. It followed a recommendation by the Council of Administration. The council voted that the half-day would not have to be made up. - Receive Complaints The action was t2lsen after stu dents and student leaders pointed out, among other objections to the shortened recess, that the original 'vacation period would make it necessary for many students to return to campus on New Year's day, thus creating what they felt to be a traffic hazard. Some 100 letters of protest from parents were received by Robert Bahrenburg, All-University presi dent. Action Explained A University spokesman said that the Christmas recess was shortened this year to help solve a mid-semester congestion in late January that has brought com plaints from students, parents, faculty members, and draft boards throughout the state. "At the close of the first se mester," the spokesman s aid, "there has occurred year after year an almost hopelessly con gested period in which many things must be done—scheduling classes, giving examinations, marking examinations, comput ing grades, turning in grades for graduation, counseling and many more. "This midyear confusion," the sokesman continued, "annually has caused students who failed courses without knowing it to register, buy books, and enter in to rental commitments need lessly." Draft Board Difficulty In addition, he said, draft boards from all over Pennsylvania need to know immediately what aca demic actions are taken so that they can determine who is and who is not eligible to continue work at the University. Lack of time between semesters has also caused embarrassment and con fusion in this area, the spokes man added. To remedy the situation, the Council of Administration ap pointed a subcommittee on mid year procedures, which studied the problem thoroughly and at length and made several sug gestions. Most of these recommended the contracting of exisiting recesses. and it was finally agreed that two and a half days could best be taken from Christmas vacation. This change was made known last May, and no objections, the spokesman said, were voiced un til early November. State Draft Quota Issued HARRISBURG. Nov. 26 (!P)—A draft call of 1,338 was issued to day for January by state draft headquarters. All men called must be 22. The December call is 1,413 and last January's was 459. in consultation with the execu tive committee of IFC in order to incorporate the necessary changes in organizational struc ture arising from this action; IFC shall exercise the same power to enforce fraternity participation in the joint-buying program as it does to enforce all its other de cisions relative to Penn State fra ternity welfare." To Go to House Meetings IFC President Daniel Land ad vised fraternity presidents to bring the amendment before house meetings for consideration before the council's next meeting Dec. 10. The amendment was presented by David Hamrick. representa- I tive from Kappa Delta Rho and a member of the FMA Board of Trustees. • Hamrick said the amendment was made on a broad basis to give IFC a free hand in dealing with the organization.. UN Grants Police Army $lO Million UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Nov. 26 (11))—The UN Assembly over rode Soviet objections tonight and approved a grant of $lO million to pay the initial costs of the emergency police force in Egypt. The vote was 52-9 with 13 coun tries abstaining. Only the Soviet bloc countries voted against it. The United States, Britain and France voted for it. • Money Drawn from UN Fund The resolution authorized Sec retary General Dag frammar skjold to draw on a working capi tal fund of the TIN for the ex penses. It left to later Assembly action just how this money is to be repaid to the capital fund. Before the balloting, Soviet Dep uty Foreign Minister V. V. Kuz netsov demanded that Britain, France and Israel pay the lull cost of the emergency force in Egypt and of clearing the Suez Canal. Russia Will Not Help Kuznetsov told the Assembly that the Soviet Union would not accept any financial responsibility for either the police or salvage costs. He spoke in the closing stages of another Middle East debate white the UN waited to see wheth er Britain, France and Israel would obey Assembly requests to get out ot'Egypt. End to Rift Sought Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Secretary R ichard G. Casey sought to repair the rift between the United States and her West ern allies over Egypt. Casey, one of the leading states men in the British Commonwealth and known as a good friend of the United States also, brought into the open the privately expressed wishes of many Western diplo mats. Walker Family Occupies Presidential Mansion President Eric A. Walker and his family moved into the presi dential mansion near the engi neering buildings on College Ave. over the Thanksgiving recess. Dr. Walker became president of the University on Oct. 1 but de layed moving into the mansion until new furnittire could be se lected. Collegian Candidates Editorial staff candidates of The Daily Collegian will meet at 7 tonight in 111 Carnegie. A meeting will also be held at 1:15 p.m. Saturday in the Col legian cityroom. The session will include practice in news writing. Exam Schedule Appears Today The Final Examination Schedule for this semester is published on pages six and seven of today's issue. Examinations begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14 and end Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m. Students having two ex aminations scheduled at the same hour should file a con flict card in room 2 Willard Hall. the University Schedul ing Office immediately. All conflicts must be filed not later than noon Saturday. Dec. 15.